si-ngan-fou

Updated: July 11, 2026

No such name can be found among the cities of Pe-che-li or Shan-si Astl. In the abstract given by Forster, this place is called Sekan or Segaan; named in the maps Sigan-fou, or more properly Si-Ngan-Fou. Or Kan-chew, in the province of Shen-si; otherwise called Kam-tsiu, or Kan-tcheou, on the river Etchine. Forst.

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